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Box Score<\/a> ROCHESTER, Mich. \u2014\u00a0The Oakland Golden Grizzlies (6-11, 1-4 HL) defeated IU Indy (8-10, 3-2 HL) in a reverse sweep (15-25, 20-25, 29-27, 29-27 and 17-15)\u00a0on Friday night\u00a0at OU Credit Union O’rena. After dropping the first two sets, Oakland won the final three in extra points, taking the third and fourth sets by identical 29-27 margins before closing the fifth 17-15. Oakland finished with 63 kills, 64 digs and nine service aces in the win.<\/p>\n Outside hitter Molly Reck<\/a> broke the\u00a0Oakland single-match record with 31 kills, hitting\u00a0.364,and added 14 digs, three service aces for 35 points. Outside hitter Liv Hosford<\/a> finished with 15 kills, 10 digs and three aces, as libero Kalli Cook<\/a> collected a team-high 26 digs and added three assists. Running a 6-2 offense along side Morgin Parsley<\/a>, setter Delaney Stern<\/a> tabbed 29 assists, three kills and a service ace from the line.<\/p>\n Oakland kept the first set within a point at 10-9 before the Jaguars created separation with seven straight points, including two service aces and three\u00a0kills, to go ahead 17-9. Earlier, Oakland started with a block by opposite hitter Ella Schomer<\/a> and middle blocker\u00a0Kamsi Iweajunwa<\/a>, a Stern kill and a Hosford ace while moving in front 3-1. In the next stretch, Reck had a kill from Cook, and Iweajunwa teamed with Hosford on another block that brought Oakland within 10-9. Oakland added late points on kills by Stern and Reck and a Schomer-middle blocker Lillian Frias<\/a> block, but the Jaguars closed out the set 25-15.<\/p>\n Oakland erased a 10-5 deficit with a 9-0 run, using Reck’s serve to move in front 14-10. Reck had three aces during the stretch, while Hosford added two kills, and middle blocker Ellen Zapp<\/a> also finished a kill as Oakland turned the set around after falling behind 8-2. The Jaguars cut the margin to 14-13, but Hosford answered with two more kills and Iweajunwa added one as Oakland pushed back ahead 19-16. The Jaguars then won seven straight points to take a 23-19 lead, and Oakland could get only one more point before dropping the set 25-20.<\/p>\n Oakland outlasted the Jaguars 29-27 in the third set, converting at 28-27 after a Hosford kill put the home side back on set point. Earlier, Oakland answered a 13-10 deficit with kills from Reck and Hosford and moved ahead 18-17 on a Jaguars attack error. The Jaguars later went in front 22-20, but Oakland pulled even at 23-23 on a block by opposite hitter Maddie Jipping<\/a> and Iweajunwa before Reck delivered kills at 24-23, 25-24 and 26-25. After the Jaguars tied the set three more times, Hosford’s kill made it 28-27 and Oakland finished the set on the next point.<\/p>\n Oakland finished the fourth set by answering a 27-26 deficit with three straight Hosford kills, including the set-closing swing from Cook in a 29-27 win. Earlier, Oakland moved ahead 5-1 behind kills from Hosford, Reck, and Jipping, then kept separation as Reck continued to score and Parsley added an ace for a 16-12 lead. The Jaguars tied the set at 17-17 and later moved in front 19-18, but Oakland responded with an opposite hitter Caroline Moore<\/a> kill in her season debut, a Jaguars attack error and Schomer’s kill to go up 21-19. The set stayed tight from there, with Oakland reaching 24-23 on Reck’s kill and 26-25 on Hosford’s finish before Hosford delivered the final three Oakland points.<\/p>\n Oakland scored four of the final five points to take the fifth set 17-15, answering a 14-13 deficit with kills from Reck, a Parsley ace and a late block by Moore and Zapp. Earlier, Oakland built small edges behind Reck, Schomer and Zapp, moving in front 7-5 and later 9-7 before the Jaguars kept the set tight. The Jaguars moved ahead 13-12, but Reck tied the set at 13-13 and again at 14-14, and Parsley followed with an ace for a 15-14 Oakland lead. After the Jaguars evened the set at 15-15, Moore and Zapp combined on the block that put Oakland back in front before a Jaguars attack error closed the 17-15 set win.<\/p>\n The Golden Grizzlies and Jaguars are back on the Blacktop for round two of the series tomorrow, Oct. 10, at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+.<\/p>\n How to Follow Oakland Volleyball: For complete information on Oakland Volleyball, follow the team on X at @OaklandWVB<\/a> and head coach Krista Rice<\/a> at @KKg1007<\/a>. The team is also on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n